Travis McDonald
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 33 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 45.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 33 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Economy of 2.25 is excellent but a wicket every 44 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.25.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 44 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 5). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 5 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 33 matches — 0.09 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 23.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 45 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 33 played) — 1.41 per match at 16.6, economy 2.25, strike rate 44.1.
Fielding — imported matches (33)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 33 imported |
| Batting | 490 runs in 26 inns @ 23.92 (SR 45.3) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 62, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 45 wkts @ 16.58 (econ 2.25, SR 44.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-12 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
Further analysis
Batting form
Running not-out-adjusted average across innings (chronological).
Score distribution
How often each scoring band is reached — a read on consistency.
Scoring tempo
Runs vs balls faced per innings; line = a strike rate of 100.
Bowling form
Economy per spell (chronological) with the career economy as a baseline.
Wicket accumulation
Cumulative wickets across spells — the shape of their wicket-taking.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 33 imported match(es).
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 9.6 | 32.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 2 | 156 | 45* | 16.76 | 136.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 48* | 48 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 25* | 32.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 16.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 53* | 27.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 58 | 18 | 84 | 4 | 21 | 1.45 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 119.3 | 36 | 334 | 14 | 23.86 | 2.8 | 51.1 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | 5.75 | — |
| 2020/21 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | — | 3.78 | — |
| 2019/20 | 26 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 1.15 | 78 |
| 2011/12 | 20 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 11.8 | 2.95 | 24 |
| 2010/11 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 6.67 | 2 | 20 |
| 2009/10 | 48.5 | 13 | 113 | 11 | 10.27 | 2.33 | 26.5 |
| 2008/09 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 9.67 | 1.12 | 52 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Travis compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.